# Zooloretto Exotic ## General Info - **Year Published**: 2009 - **BGG Rating**: 7.0 - **BGG Rank**: — - **Players**: 2-5 (Best with: 4) - **Duration**: 45 min - **Weight**: 2.04 / 5 - **Designers**: Michael Schacht - **Artists**: Design/Main, Michael Schacht - **Publishers**: ABACUSSPIELE, Rio Grande Games - **Categories**: Animals, Expansion for Base-game - **Mechanics**: Set Collection, Tile Placement ## Verdict If you enjoy the vibe of building the coolest zoo and have played Zooloretto until you're bored, this expansion is for you! It brings new critters and more points without overcomplicating things.Exotic animals yield doubleExpands animal collectionMaintains base game simplicityMore strategic optionsRequires base gameCan increase luck factorRECOMMENDED ## Description Get ready to make your zoo even wilder with Zooloretto Exotic! This expansion brings a touch of adventure, introducing a new jungle-themed path filled with exotic animals from all corners of the planet. The novelty attracts a crowd of curious visitors, and the best part: the enclosures for these rare creatures yield double points! But don't think the competition will stand still; other zoos are also investing in their own exotic attractions to hook the crowd. The challenge now is to create exhibits that captivate visitors and make them stay at your zoo, ensuring bonus points at the end of the game. Zooloretto Exotic adds an extra layer of strategy and fun for those who already enjoy the base game, maintaining the simplicity of the rules but expanding the range of options and player interaction. It's the perfect choice for those who want to boost their zoo and see who can build the most profitable and attractive one! With the addition of new animal cards and special enclosures, the game's dynamic changes slightly, requiring players to think about new combinations and strategies to maximize their gains. The exotic animal tiles are the main draw, offering double scores, but you need to manage your spaces well and avoid filling enclosures with animals that don't bring the same return. The expansion maintains the essence of Zooloretto, focusing on set collection and resource management, but with an extra flavor that appeals to both veterans and newcomers looking for a slightly bigger challenge. It's an excellent way to refresh the experience and add more replayability to your Zooloretto. ## How to Play Objective of the Game In Zooloretto Exotic, your zoo becomes more exotic with the building of a new jungle experience path featuring strange animals from all over the world. These new exotic animals attract a large number of curious visitors, and the stands pay double due to the increased business. The player who creates exhibits that keep visitors in their zoo earns bonus points at the end of the game. Preparation (Setup) Carefully remove the parts from the frame. The 9 blank tiles are not used for the game; they offer players the option to create their own tiles. Place the visitor figures and the bonus tiles as general supply in the center of the playing area. Return the yellow visitors and the yellow bonus tile to the box if not using the “Zooloretto XXL” expansion. Each player takes the three parts of a jungle board and fits them together. Players place their zoo boards to the left of the jungle boards. Return unused jungle boards back to the box. Each player takes a visitor in each color and places it on space 2 on the middle path of his zoo board. Each player takes a summary card. Mix the jungle tiles together with the tiles from the basic Zooloretto game. Continue with the normal Zooloretto preparation (15 tiles stacked for game end, etc.). In games with fewer than 5 players, remove some jungle animal tiles from the game as with the other animal types: With 4 players, the tiles of one jungle animal type are removed. With 3 players, the tiles of two jungle animal types are removed. With 2 players, the tiles of three jungle animal types are removed. Fluxo do Jogo Consulte o manual para detalhes sobre esta seção. Ações e Como Jogar B. Take a Delivery Truck and Pass for the Rest of the Round Jungle Animal Tiles The background shown on the jungle animal tiles differs from those of the animals in the basic game. When a player puts a jungle animal into his zoo, he must consider the following rules: A player may only place a jungle animal tile on an empty space on the jungle board. On a player’s jungle board, he may place at most 3 jungle animal types. If the player cannot or does not want to place a jungle animal tile on the jungle board, he must place it in his barn. Move Visitors Each time a player places a vending stall or a jungle animal in his zoo, one or more visitors is moved as follows: When the player places a vending stall on a stall space, he must move one visitor in the color of the vending stall 2 spaces forward along the path. The color allocation of vending stalls and visitors is specified on the summary cards. The player may choose whether to move a visitor that already is in his zoo or to take a visitor of the appropriate color from the general supply (if still available) and move it 2 spaces into his zoo. Important: if the player places the stand into his barn, or moves a vending stall from one stall space onto another one with a money action, he may not move a visitor! When a player places a jungle animal in his zoo, he may choose the color of visitor to move. He may only choose a color of a visitor already in his zoo or which there is at least one visitor in the general supply. He follows the same rules for moving the visitor as for the stand above. Subsequently, each other player who has a visitor of the same color in his zoo must move this visitor backward 1 space. If a player has several visitors of a color, he may choose which one of this color he moves. If the move places the visitor outside the entrance, the player places it back in the general supply. When a player moves a visitor forward beyond the last space on the jungle board, he takes the bonus tile in the color of the visitor. He places it face up in his play area. If the bonus tile of this color has already been taken, the player takes nothing. When a visitor is moved outside the zoo, the player returns it to the general supply. When a player moves a visitor from the zoo with the first of two moves, the second move is lost. Example: Anna places a red vending stall into her zoo. She moves her red visitor forward 2 spaces (1). Since her red visitor left the zoo with this move, she returns it to the general supply. Anna’s reward is the red bonus tile, which she takes and places in her play area. Afterwards, she places a jungle animal into her zoo. She decides to take for it a red visitor from the general supply and to move it two spaces into her zoo (2). Additionally, Scott and James must each move one red visitor back 1 space in their zoos. C. Carry Out One Money Action Exchange cannot be executed with jungle animals. All other money actions that involve tiles (move, buy, and discard a tile) can be done with jungle tiles as with other animal tiles. Fim de Jogo e Pontuação Game End Consulte o manual para detalhes sobre esta seção. Scoring For the jungle animals: For the jungle animals on the jungle board, the player scores 0 points. For each jungle animal type in the barn, the player scores minus 2 points. For the visitors: The player scores 2 points for each color of visitor in his zoo; the number of visitors of a color gives no extra points. If a player has a visitor bonus tile, he scores 2 points for each visitor in his zoo of that color. Other Important Rules A player may only place jungle animals on the jungle board. Jungle animals may not be exchanged. Visitor movement may not be divided between two visitors. If a visitor leaves the zoo when it is moved backwards, the player takes no bonus tile. If a player places a vending stall of a color and has no visitor of that color in his zoo and there is no visitor of that color in the general supply, he does not move a visitor. The other players must move a same color visitor backward only when a player places a jungle animal, not when he places a vending stall. Even if the player moves the visitor only one space after he places a jungle animal, the other players must move a same colored visitor backwards. Dicas para Vencer When placing a jungle animal, carefully choose which color of visitor to move forward, as this will also cause other players with that color visitor to move theirs backward. Aim to move your visitors forward beyond the last space on the jungle board to collect bonus tiles, as these can significantly increase your score for specific visitor colors. Be mindful of the limit of at most 3 jungle animal types on your jungle board to avoid negative points from jungle animals in your barn. ## FAQ ### Do I need the base Zooloretto game to play? Yes, absolutely! Zooloretto Exotic is an expansion and requires the base game of Zooloretto to be played. ### How many players does this expansion support? It maintains the player count of the base game, which is for 2 to 5 players. ### Does the game become much more complicated with this expansion? No, the idea is to add more variety and a strategic touch without making the rules a seven-headed monster. It's quite accessible! ### How long does a game session last with the expansion? The duration is similar to the base game, usually around 45 minutes. ### What are the main new components? New exotic animal cards and possibly some enclosure cards or rules that connect to them. ### Is this expansion good for someone new to board games? If the person already enjoyed the base Zooloretto, yes! 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